Stability and Change in the Modern Middle East

Selvik, Kjetil; Stenslie, Stig

doi:10.5040/9780755611195

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“…Given the prevalence of monarchies, regimes, but also republics in the Middle East, which are more or less characterized by strong bonds of personal relationships within the "inner circle" (e.g., clans, sheikh, leaders, influential businessmen), negotiations are often not carried out in public, but are shifted to hidden, exclusive meetings where ideas are exchanged, and decisions eventually made (cf. Selvik & Stenslie, 2011).…”

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Digital diplomacy in GCC countries: Strategic communication of Western embassies on Twitter

Strauß

Kruikemeier

Meulen

et al. 2015

Government Information Quarterly

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Drawing upon online communication research, this study identifies six effective communication strategies for social media-based diplomacy on Twitter: interactive, personalized, positive, relevant, and transparent communication among a broad network of stakeholders. By using an extensive mix-method design (i.e., combining a manual content and automated network analyses, N = 4438 tweets), this research examines to what extent these communication strategies are adopted on Twitter by Western embassies active in countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council. We found that embassies are not utilizing social media to its full potential. Although embassies are transparent, use positive sentiment in their online communication and post relevant information to their stakeholders, they hardly engage in direct interactive and personal communication, and only reach out to a limited group of stakeholders. We recommend embassies to put more emphasis on two-way interactive communication with a vast variety of stakeholders.

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Section: Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital diplomacy in GCC countries: Strategic communication of Western embassies on Twitter

Strauß

Kruikemeier

Meulen

et al. 2015

Government Information Quarterly

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“…The three Abrahamic religions originate in the MENA but the vast majority of the population (about 90 per cent) are Muslims. 75 'poor governance' than to 'Islamic legal thinking' 80 which has a 'strong justice narrative'. 81 Correlatively, there is sparse research on the role of Islam in transitional societies in predominantly Muslim societies and countries.…”

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Transitional Justice in the Middle East and North Africa – Taking Account of Islam

Yusuf

2017

Muslim World Journal of Human Rights

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The core of the argument of this article is that the integration of Islamic notions of justice into transitional justice mechanisms in the MENA makes for a more viable and sustainable transitional justice process in the region. This would mean a critical cultural value in the MENA is given a place in dealing with the past and mapping out a sustainable future in the region. The argument here is premised on the logic that a social transformation-focused enterprise like transitional justice ought to engage with Islam for sustainable outcomes in societies in the MENA where Islam is very influential. Given the significant role and influence of Islam on cultural, socio-political and legal institutions in the MENA, a process of transitional justice that takes account of Islamic values and practices is important for negotiating justice and institutionalising reforms in societies in the region.

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“…The ME stock markets have been affected by crude OP changes before and after global financial crisis. The ME countries experienced strong economic growth during 2000–2008 as a result of higher OPs (Selvik and Stenslie, ). In November 2007, prices of WTI's OP and the Brent's OP went beyond $90 per barrel and reached the record peak of US$ 145 per barrel in July 2008.…”

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Linking crude oil prices and Middle East stock markets

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This study investigates the effects of oil prices (OPs) on stock markets in the Middle Eastern (ME) economies. The focus is on the dynamic relationship between crude OPs and stock market capitalisation (MC) in the ME. We use daily data from nine countries between the years 2001 and 2015 to examine the relationships based on Vector Autoregression (VAR), Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and Impulse Response Function (IRF). VECM results indicate that there are long-run linkages between OP and MC in seven ME economies from 2001 to 2015, three countries in the pre-shale (2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008) and four countries in the post-shale (2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015) periods. The VAR models show short-run causality running from OP to MC in two countries from 2001 to 2015, five countries in pre-shale and six countries in post-shale periods. The IRFs verify the relationships between OPs and stock market value for most of the ME markets.

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Stability and Change in the Modern Middle East

Cited by 15 publications

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Digital diplomacy in GCC countries: Strategic communication of Western embassies on Twitter

Digital diplomacy in GCC countries: Strategic communication of Western embassies on Twitter

Transitional Justice in the Middle East and North Africa – Taking Account of Islam

Linking crude oil prices and Middle East stock markets

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